Car-door seal.



M. G. WRIGHT.

CAR DOOR SEAL.

APPLICATION.FILED OCT. 20,1916.

1,252,76. Patepted Jan. 8,1918.

INVENTOR Z Memory Way ATTORNEY MEMORY G. WRIGHT. OF PINEHILL, TEXAS.

CAR-DOOR SEAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 8, 1918.

Application filed October 20, 1916. Serial No. 126,783.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, MEMORY G. \VRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pinehill, in the county of Rusk and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Door Seals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved car seal and the principal obiect of the invention is to provide a seal of the type used for sealing the hasp lock of a fre ght car door, the seal being so constructed that it may be formed of sheet metal and includes a strip one end of which carries a locking device fitting into a pocket at the opposite end of the strip and securely connecting the two ends of the strip.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this seal that when once locked, it cannot be unlocked without breaking the seal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a seal so constructed that it will be light in we ght and take up a small amount of room and to further so construct it that it will be cheap to produce and easy to assemble.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the improved seal in top plan,

Fig. 2 is a view showing the seal in side elevation,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a view showing the seal partially in side elevation and partially in section,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line of Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the end portions of the strip forming the body portion of the seal,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the locking strip.

This seal includes a body portion or strip 10 provided at one end with a side wing 11 wh ch is bent upwardly to form the outer wall of a pocket 12 and is provided with a tongue 13. The inner wall of this pocket 12 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 14 and the outer wall is provided with a transversely extending slot 15. A locking strip 16 has one end portion provided with a longitudinally extending slit forming fingers l7 and 18, the finger 18 being bent to provide a hook for connecting the locking strip with the end of the body 10.

The casing or housing 19 is mounted upon the end portion of the body 10 and is held against longitudinal movement upon this pocket 11 by means of the tongue 13 which fits into the casing and engages the same as shown in Fig. l. When this seal is in use, the body will be passed through the hasp lock of a car door and the end portion which is provided with the slot 20 will be passed through the pocket until the slot 20 shows beyond the inner end of the pocket. The hook 18 of the locking strip will then be passed through the slot '20 as shown in Fig. 3 and the free end portion of the body will then be drawn upon to draw the locking strip into the pocket. This locking strip is formed of resilient material and the free end of the hook 18 will press against the inner wall of the pocket and the free end portion of the finger 17 will press against the outer wall of the pocket. It will thus be seen that as the locking strip is drawn into the pocket, the finger 17 will pass through the opening 15 and that as soon as the locking strip has been drawn inwardly a slightly greater distance than shown in Fig. 3, the hook will move into the opening or slot 14. Therefore if it is attempted to draw the locking strip outwardly, the hook 18 will prevent the locking strip from being drawn outwardly a sufiicient distance to release the seal. If desired, the end portion of the locking strip may be bent as indicated, this making it easy to hand e the locking strip. From a comparison of Figs. 4 and 5. it will be seen that this locking strip has sliding movement when in the locking position but this will not be suiiicient to permit the locking strip to become disconnected from the free end of the body 10. It will be further noted that when in one position, the finger 17 is positioned entirely within the housing 19 and that when in the second position. the finger will extend slightly beyond the housing.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. A sealing device comprising a body portion formed from a strip of material, a side wing extending from one end portion of said body and bent to provide a pocket. the pocket being provided. with an inner wall and an outer wall. the inner wall of the pocket having a longitudinally extending opening and the outer wall a transversely extending slot, a tongue extending from the side wing, a housing positioned upon the end portion of said body and having the tongue positioned therein to hold the housing in place, the second end of the body being provided with a longitudinally extending slot, and a locking strip having one end portion slitted to provide fingers, one of the fingers being bent to provide a hook extending through the slot of thesec- 0nd end of the body and fitting into the longitudinally extending slot of the inner wall of the pocket, the second tongue passing through the slot of the outer Wall of the pocket and the free end of the strip being bent back upon itself when the second tongue is fitted into the slot of the outer wall of the pocket.

2. A seal comprising a body having free end portions, one end portion being provided with a longitudinally extending slot, a side wing extending from the second end portion of the body and bent to provide the outer wall of the pocket having the end portion of the body forming its inner wall, the inner wall being provided with a longitudinally extending slot and the outer wall with a transversely extending slot, a locking strip, provided with a hook and a longitudinally extending'finger at one end, the hook passing through the slot of the first end of the body 'to connect the locking strip therewith and through the slot of the outer wall when in a locked position, and the free end of the strip being bent outwardly.

3. A seal comprising a body having a pocket at one end provided with inner and outer walls, the inner wall being provided with an opening and the outer wall with a slot, a housing positioned upon the pocket and inclosing the openings in the walls thereof, and a locking strip carried by the second end of the body and provided with a finger for passing through the opening of the outer wall and a finger for passing through the slot of the inner wall, the free end of the locking strip being bent back against the outer wall of the pocket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two. witnesses' V MEMORY G, WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

R. H. MALoNEY, GEO. M. WRIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1). C. 

